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Nursery children playing with a Fisher Price telephone, first released in the 1960s, PHOTO Busy Bees
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Parents storing their old Barbies, Rubik's Cubes and Fisher Price Toys to pass on to their children

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Researchers will look into toddlers' use of digital technology and how they develop early talk, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Researchers to study how toddlers learn to communicate using technology

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Research nurseries: How a nursery in Sheffield is using research to inform its practice

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The Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry into the affordability of childcare, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Cross-party MPs launch inquiry into childcare affordability

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The latest DfE statistics reveal a loss of 6,600 early years providers between 2018 and 2020 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of early years providers fallen by 10 per cent over four years

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Children's Commissioner for England Rachel de Souza has published the second part of her Family Review on behalf of the Government
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Children's Commissioner for England puts forward recommendations to better support families

Families
Action for Children has published findings from its survey of parents and staff to launch its annual Secret Santa campaign, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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A fifth of working parents worried about affording Christmas presents

Families
The IFS report estimates spending on the ‘free’ entitlement will ‘buy’ 9 per cent less in 2024-25 compared with 2021-22, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Education spending report warns the economic 'squeeze' for the childcare sector is yet to be felt

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A total of 11 per cent of nurseries and pre-schools surveyed said they would have to close permanently if support towards energy costs ends after next year, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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More than one in 10 settings will be forced to shut without more help to pay energy bills

Research
Think tank Onward puts forward ideas to fix what it calls an 'inflexible and costly' childcare system with a 'dysfunctional provider market', PHOTO Onward
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Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

Research
The report highlights the continuing impact the pandemic is having on children's development, health and wellbeing, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid-19 pandemic having a lasting impact on children's development - report

Families
New research from BookTrust highlights the positive impact books that are representative of the UK have on children, PHOTO BookTrust
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New research suggests more needs to be done to make children's books truly representative

Research
The report reveals how much money donor countries spend on early years aid, PHOTO Theirworld
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World leaders told to invest more in the early years

Birth to Threes
The open letter is signed by more than 100 people in the early years sector
News

Open letter from the sector to Ofsted highlights 'failings' of its early years curriculum review

Research
The NDNA survey reveals the benefit to nursery businesses if they were exempt from business rates, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Chancellor urged to abolish business rates for nurseries that 'push businesses into making a loss'

Management
New research from Ofsted aims to help practitioners raise the quality of education they provide children impacted by the pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

Provision

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